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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
An increase in the extracellular concentration of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) is believed to be one of the main mechanisms involved in the rewarding and motor-activating properties of psychostimulants such as amphetamines and cocaine. Using in vivo microdialysis in freely moving rats, we demonstrate that systemic administration of behaviorally relevant doses of caffeine can preferentially increase extracellular levels of dopamine and glutamate in the shell of the NAc. These effects could be reproduced by the administration of a selective adenosine A1 receptor antagonist but not by a selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist. This suggests that caffeine, because of its ability to block adenosine A1 receptors, shares neurochemical properties with other psychostimulants, which could contribute to the widespread consumption of caffeine-containing beverages.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6321-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Caffeine, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Extracellular Space, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Microdialysis, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Nucleus Accumbens, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Pyrimidines, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Receptor, Adenosine A2A, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Theophylline, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Triazoles, pubmed-meshheading:12151508-Wakefulness
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Caffeine induces dopamine and glutamate release in the shell of the nucleus accumbens.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Preclinical Pharmacology, Behavioral Neuroscience Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.